Ultimate Coconut Cake

Name: Ultimate Coconut Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened; 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar; 2 tsps McCormick® Coconut Extract; 3 eggs; 1 1/4 cups milk; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter softened; 1 tsp McCormick® Coconut Extract; 1 box (16 oz) confectioners' sugar; 1 to 2 tablespoons milk; 1/2 cup toasted coconut

Just baked: Fluffy, sweet and oh-so-coco-nutty coconut cake. With frosting and batter flavored by Coconut Extract, this Ultimate Coconut Cake is heaven on a plate.

20m

PREP TIME

30m

COOK TIME

439

CALORIES

13

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 16

Ingredients

Coconut Cake
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons McCormick® Coconut Extract With Other Natural Flavors
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
Coconut Buttercream Frosting
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 teaspoon McCormick® Coconut Extract With Other Natural Flavors
1 box (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup toasted coconut

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. For the Cake, spray 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with no stick cooking spray. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
2 Beat butter, granulated sugar and extract in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Alternately beat in flour mixture and milk on low speed until just blended. Beat on medium-high speed 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
3 Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack.
4 For the Frosting, beat butter and extract in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar, beating well after each addition. Beat in desired amount of milk until light and fluffy. Fill and frost cooled cake with Frosting. Sprinkle top of frosted cake with toasted coconut.

TIPS AND TRICKS

To make a 3 layer cake, grease 3 (6-inch) round cake pans. Prepare cake batter as directed. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool, frost and garnish cakes as directed.